The National tribune., 1887-09-01

held a Campfire and Reunion at Luray On Aug. ~.
IL was au enjoyable affair at least 80 lar "a Tie
comrades aud their families aud friends Mere con-
cerncd. Among the speakers were Gen. Moore,
the hero Ot Northeast Missouri; Prof. GnnHis, oi
keokuil Mai. Cramer. of Memphis and "A number
of Others la the evening We had n Campfire and
"A rou-lng time inieTrpersed with short speeches by
the comrades aud war songs by the celebrated sing
err. Comrades Capt. Abrams and Nllnotd. Some
time ago lSroOkaw Post voted on the Dependent
Pension Blll. All present were unanimously m
favor of same. ID was ordered that lbe result be
reported To THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE fer publica-
tion. We have live Post of about 10 members,
aud are increasing. We muster recruits al nearly
every meeting, withdrawing tie Efforts OF OUT
sideTs Ia break np.
ID. a. Waits, Mon,ro~e: Al a recent meeting OF
Gen. Fred 3D. Steele Post, No. 2So the Dependent
Pension Bili was unanimously Endorsed.
NEW JERSEY
John A. Post City Of Bayonne: James n Van
Buskirk Post. No. 100 Of tins place. will hold hn
encampment aud fair in September 20 last one
week ils relief fund. Ii is TO be rcgu-
lar EncHmpmeHt and bazsr. FOR the purpose OF
selling useful aud ornamental articles AT reasonable
prices. they may be oispoSed Of 10y voting chanc-
ing or la such manner ar may be determined upon.
Aud that other attractions such n music, platforms
for dancing. booths teuts for ice cream, coicc-
ton ana fancy ARTICLES of al kinds Ice proVidedi
also, swings. rife range, photograph gallery res
lauuBiit, registry clam bllSe publishing Of daily
newspaper and Other features that may be suggest
eli to or 10y the Committee of Arrangements.
Grounds AT FO1 first street and Newark BAY have
'cu procured for the camp. aud all camp equipage
mad good, articles that may hc donated or pur-
chased 40 be used in the Encanprneni will Toe con-
ceI,lraed al some designated point. and he Post,
with iuli ranks. invited guests, sous of Veterans,
drum corps. etc, Viii make grand parade To place
OF encan, pment. where teIis TIll Ice pitched and
the camp put ia order Tor opening the following
day. To carry oui aims program aud To make the
lsncampmeut "A successful, and eIJ yable affair We
Ia the Iiame Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
every ueinber of which helped 10 save The country
you love ana made it possible for you 10 ENJOY the
blessings of PEACEFUL home, ak your assistance
noM, thHt we muy aid those OI our comrades wllO
may need help. You can do something FOR
thosc Nlio dad 80 much for you, and we now oilcr
you the opportunity, presenting I" you M outline
OF oar enterprise. hoping u may help you IN decd
ing Ia which way you can best assist
NEW YORK.
Chuunoey Gardner Post No 5s5, West Arboy.
has adopted Resolutions farOring service pension
bill.
Bidwell- Mikerson P.st No g. recently Endorsed
the Dependent Pension B.ll unanimously.
Babcock Post Osweso, recently held rousing
CAM lire. Their large hall North avenue was
well flied with old soldiers Large delegations
present from l'osts la Nichols Candor, iial-ey
Valley, Berkshire. ApalHclin and Newark Valley.
Ratlons, Including most excellent clam chowder,
rHndwlClieS coffee. etc. were srved la abundance.
| The cam fre was lighted about o'oclock, pre-
vluus Ia which Putnam's orchestra furnished sew
eral fine selections. Dr. ,, n. Scarborough called
the large assemllAgc To order and nominated J. :.
Gross for Chairman. MIR. Gross makes a most
eXeelleut presiding officer for Campfire. and has
happy way of introducing the speakers. Com
rnde Lnllmcr. our Member OF Assembly, was the
! first speaker. keN. %. Il. Iegg. OF Nindham. Pa,
another old soldier, followed. Rev Byron Cronk,
of CHndOr, who said he enlisted for fun. made a
very witty speech aud gave his views of the PEN
rion business la very humorous and interesting
manner, Dr. Scarborough. Commander ID. ;. Legg.
! A. -. Cleveland. III. II. Adams aud Capt John H.
Giles followed la brief speeches glee club sang
" Marching Through Georgia and other old war
songs. IA which the old soldiers all Joined IN the
chorus. Many anecdotes aud stories were told in a
manner pleasing To all. The Campfire did not
break up unti early morning. Ia WAS voted To he
n grand successes. and much credit H. due the COM
r4tl.s If kalAf oNf IA N had a.
charge.
OHIO
James y. Stewart. A. A-G.. Springfield: Believ-
/ lng that "a few words of encouragement and some
siatrms-ts of facts from the Buckeye Department
niigbt be of Interest and acceptable Ia the great
comradeship of the Union. venture this commu-
nicatipn. 'lur reports for the second quarter went
into National Headquarters within the Legitimate
time allowed by Cumrade Il. Il. Gray. aud they
| show a very 1attering condition. The new admin
| i-tratinn. under control of Gen. ID G. Putnam as
| stunned command on May A. aud resolved 629 Posts
AZ their heritage from their predecessfrs and they
report for the quarter ending june 80 6i5 Posts, be-
ing an increase 81 IL, and membership in good
| standing of 1891. There were mustered during
the quarter 49, but the loss by 6cath aud surpen-
| sion WAS heavy aud cut down the net gain from all
| sources to .5s3 There Remains standing ON the
suspend,d Iist alone s2s3 which Of itself h very
| fruitful field for recruiting, aud the Department
| Commander now purposes To give that branch al
Grand Army work careful consideration. believe
our coming National Encampment should take
this mat err up aud give great care aud thought 20
| some leBient modification Of our present rules in
the matter Compared with other benevolent
| societies and organizations. such the Masonic.
odd Fellows aud the rest. our Omrndeshipi h. poor.
| Whilst others awaited themselves III the many ad-
1 vauiapes of personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT aud temporal
prosperity, we were on the front line battling for
cur cOuntry's cause. and our success aud triumph
over the enemy meant additional prosperity 10
Those already prospecting. When we returned To
our homes the opportunities had passed away. aud
we found. aud sti find u more than ever. exceed
nglv difficult Ia cdfcL aud obtain a decent
living Az a matter dues Posts
look small, bat 10y many of the comrades this
amount II even difficult Ia pay. Ohio is AT present
running over with soldiers Reunions, aud the De
partmcut Commander. Assistant Adjuiani- General
aud other members of the staff have been kept busy
in visiting them. and stirring zap tie old boys and
incing them to desds 81 more exalted usefulness
Ia Fraternity. Charity and Loyalty. On Aug. II
aud II Franklin County had an immense gathering
under the auspices of the Columbus Posts: on the
l2ih the Delaware comrades of Geo Is. Terrence
held old fashioned Reunion their Fair
Grounds. accompanied by dinner ia the grove
after which the boys Of 81 formed ia line and
headed by band visited the camp 81 the lsi Ohio
Art. The veterans were presented - Col. Smith
night aud his command by Department Comma ndei
Putnam. and the afternoon was spent pleasantly
ln witnessing drills. artillery practice at a target
aud in the evening monster reception wa,
| given Gov. Foraker 10y the citizens Of Delawnr,
] on the College Campus. On the 10TH az Roger
| Lake. near Chestervlile was held the most mag
nificcnt gathering Il has ever been pleasure e
aits-nd, aud was la every way perfect and com
plete success The occasion was the fourth annua
Reunion of the soldiers of Morrow County aud ia,
| proceedings under the direction and super
vision Of Past Department Chaplain J. l.. Mylcy
aided 10y Comman ier Barnes and corps az vala
able assistants. Many old comrades were presen
from the following Ohio organizations the 81
18TH. 2Dh. 10Th. 3lsi. 9th. srl. ssih Goth l2st
i3Olh. lI4th 18th. and 81 aud 10Th Ohio Cav. Tn
crowd was sltnpiy enormous. there being not les
than 10000 To 1900 people present, and the en-
thusiasm and good feeling intense. Comrnd
Foraker WAS received la n magnificent manner
aud made of the strongest army Ia ks ever liz
tened 10 and held the audience spelibound Tor owe
two hours. Dinner was served tle Gov
crnor ceased speaking. aud then followed "a fOrcihl
. aud admirable presentation of the claims purpose
aud principles OF the Grand Army organization bl
: | Department Commander Putnam. After this
review aud dress parade al the Grand Army Posts
under iiie command aud supervision Of Conrad
j. l.. Myley and Col. Brown. Of the gGth Ohio. tn
afternoon was sprIrt very pleasantly la boatridiu
| upon the lake, social intercourse until supper
when your correspondent with Commander Pui
, | nam invited 10 break bread with Mess No
The evening Campfire commenced at y o'ciocE
aud the ball was oI'ened 10y the Assistant Adjutan
General of the Department. followed lay many al
D. tinguished cOmrades Taken n whole. this *.
y union WAS la every way Success aud will prove
= red-letter day la tie history Of Morrow County
" acknowledge myself and also the DepartmeT
Il ComnHnd,r to- he under many obligations To Con
= rades Wyley. Barnes, Moore aud a host of olhci
e who did 40 much 10 entertain us aud make the az
D. casion enjoyable. These Reunions are produc
= i've 81 great good, we are hearing Of many ver
a many nccss-ious Ia our ranks through this neat
% of bringing together the old boys la blue aud .,
y planning 10 them our principles aud their dui /,
u aud privileges ia l4s matter The Reunion Of Al
a Sherman Brigade al CreStline last week was equal
= successful. aud this Department was ably repr
!. scented by Comrade Charles H. Jones our Semi,
Al Vice Department Commander.
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